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Richmond This Week: April 6 – 12, 2015

Sarah Cole — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 21:00:00 +0000

A happy spring break to a lot of Richmond families this week! RVA is spring break ready with a lot of great events happening for kids and families this week.

Don’t forget to come and play with us at Mommy & Me (and Daddy Too)! on Wednesday morning outside on the Willow Lawn Plaza. Toddlers and their big sibs can sing and dance along with Hope Harris and get some much needed outdoor playtime.

If you haven’t signed your kids up for Camp yet, take a look at our Summer Camps List for lots of great programs for kids of all ages and interests.

There are lots of free, cheap and low cost events this week. Click on the link to get the details and scroll all the way down for all the information. If you’d like to view our whole calendar of events you can do that here.

Have a great week!

Monday, April 6th 2015

Tiny Prints: Springtime Robin Footprint Plate

Spring Bloom Festival-Kings Dominion

Children’s Nature Hunt

Spring Break Special: All Fired Up

A Million Blooms

Family Scavenger Hunt

Click here for Library Story Times *FREE

Play, Learn, Grow *FREE

Short Pump Petting Farm *FREE

Teen Job Hunter Boot Camp *FREE

Magic with the Amazing Mr. B *FREE

“CURIOSITIES OF THE CONFEDERATE CAPITAL: UNTOLD RICHMOND STORIES”

RichmondMom Calendar — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 23:02:55 +0000

Brian Burns, author of “Curiosities of the Confederate Capital: Untold Richmond Stories of the Spectacular, Tragic and Bizarre” will provide an entertaining and informative glimpse of Richmond during the Civil War era. Sponsored by the Tuckahoe Library Friends.

Richmond This Week: March 30 – April 5, 2015

Sarah Cole — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 21:00:42 +0000

Looking for things to do with the kids in Richmond VA this week?
Here’s the weekly round up of great events, activities and more. We update our website with the weekly round up every Sunday night so keep your eye on Richmondmom so you don’t miss a thing.

April is here and so is Wine Down! Please join us in raising a glass and some funds for Safe Harbor. We’ll be at The Wine Loft in Short Pump (located in West Broad Village) hanging out, drinking wine, eating free appetizers and raffling off great prizes. We always love to meet our readers so please join us and help out a really great cause.

If you’re looking for egg hunts, parade and fun activities for Easter weekend you can find a whole list of family Easter events in Richmond right here.

Have a great week!

Monday, March 30th 2015

Tiny Prints: “All Star” Keepsake Plate

Van Gogh, Manet, and Matisse: The Art of the Flower

Story Time-Bon Air Library *FREE

Story Time-Midlothian Library *FREE

Story Time: Laprade Library *FREE

Homework Help *FREE

Early Literacy Bilingual Spanish-English Story Times *FREE

Early Literacy Pajama Story Times *FREE

Civil War Sampler Bus Tour

RichmondMom Calendar — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 23:48:08 +0000

Part of Civil War Emancipation Day events and Richmond History Tours, the Civil War Sampler bus tour looks at Richmond’s role as capital of the Confederacy. Includes Church Hill, Shockoe Bottom, Court End, Hollywood Cemetery and select battlefields. Meet at the Valentine. Reservations required by calling (804) 649-0711 x301.

LIFE IN RICHMOND DURING THE CIVIL WAR

RichmondMom Calendar — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 23:47:49 +0000

This program will discuss the plight of Richmond women during the Civil War and how they sought to deal with the numerous social, political and economic crises that befell them during four long years of war. Most found creative ways to adapt both themselves and traditional gender roles accordingly in order to achieve personal survival and to help stabilize their war-torn society. Presented by National Park Ranger Ashley W. Luskey.

Visit 10 Historic Houses for FREE with This Passport

Sarah Cole — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 18:10:20 +0000

photo credit: Kevin J Kelley

Sometimes when you live in a city, you forget to be a tourist in your own home town. This weekend there are no excuses because you’ll be able to check out some of Richmond’s vibrant history for free.

Bring your passport and travel back in time and taking a free tour of 10 historic homes, Saturday and Sunday, March 21-22, 2015.

Get complimentary admission to any of the 10 participating sites.

Haven’t toured these sites before? Here’s what you can expect to do (for free) over the weekend:
-See the beautiful gardens and tour Agecroft Hall which was built in the 1500’s (how is that possible? find out on the tour)
-Civil war buffs can visit General Robert E. Lee’s field headquarters at the Dabbs House Museum.
-Play a round of play a round of quoits at the The John Marshall House.
-Take a grand tour of the “upstairs” and “downstairs” at Maymont for a taste of the guilded age.
-Take a glimpse in to rural life at Meadow Farm Museum just before the civil war.
-Visit Richmond’s oldest residential structure and see the largest collection of Edgar Allan Poe’s personal belongings, manuscripts and letters at The Edgar Allan Poe Museum.
-Virginia House (neighbors to Agecroft Hall) has a stunning collection of English and Spanish antiques, silk draperies, Oriental carpets, and fine silver and china.
-White House of the Confederacy take a guided tour of the home to the President of the Confederate states of America, Jefferson Davis and is now the Museum of the Confederacy.
-At the 1812 John Wickham House you can explore 19th-century Federal architecture see some of the country’s finest examples of interior decorative painting.
-Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and the Marquise de Lafayette all stayed at the Wilton House which overlooks the James River.
Download and print out this Time Travelers Passport to visit any and all of these locations. Visit them all and you’ll have saved more than $55 per person. (Some restrictions may apply.)

Richmond Jewish Food Festival

RichmondMom Calendar — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 16:07:55 +0000

Mark your calendar now for the 2014 Richmond Jewish Food Festival. Enjoy great Jewish food, music, and culture Sunday and Monday, January 18-19, from 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. both days. Once again the festival’s being held at the beautiful Weinstein JCC, 5403 Monument Avenue, in Richmond.

What Should Be on Our RVA Holiday Bucket List?

Mary Beth Cox — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 18:45:44 +0000

tra·di·tion trəˈdiSH(ə)n noun

the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way.

Otis and Barbie, probably discussing the Tacky Lights of RVA

Last night, my husband and I had an interesting conversation about Christmas traditions in our house. I’ll spare you the details but suffice to say, we had different perspectives on whether we had many and what they were. Ultimately he conceded that I had good points. We may not go a-caroling, or cut down our own tree Griswald family style, or roast chestnuts on an open fire. Or build a fire. But we have many traditions darn it!

Looking at the definition (a la Google), some we carry on from our families, but most are adapted or recently adopted, and I say – they count!

For example:

We buy the cheap Advent calendars at the drug store that have the tiny chocolates, and we let the kids pop them open each morning before we leave the house. Chocolate starts the day off right!
We have a vast collection of Christmas and holiday books, and read at least one every night during December. I have almost memorized Gingerbread Mouse.
Otis and Snoopy Jack, our elves on the shelf (or shelves?) visit and get into some mischief or another. Those cooky jokester geniuses crack me up!
Our daycare hosts a Christmas pageant. This was sadly our last year with a child in the pageant, but it has always been what puts me in the spirit each year.
We “deck the halls” with new and handed-down decorations. My son loves the Nutcracker the best, and my daughter loves the angel that goes on the top of the tree. We bought her two years ago at the Garden Ridge.

Speaking of Garden Ridge…. (how often do you hear that as a segue?)

A growing number of our family holiday traditions are tied to Richmond. We moved from Oklahoma City which we loved, but I think RVA wins in the “doing Christmas with gusto” category. I mean, the Richmond Tacky Light house decorators are awesome, and the tours have their own apps, maps and websites! Say what? The tacky lights of Richmond are really a local treasure. We LOVE driving around to look at them every year! That may be the very definition of holiday awesomeness.

Also, I think one way to spell holidays in Richmond may be S A N T A. There are so many cool ways to hang out with Santa! Our kids love going to see Santa at the Chesterfield Berry Farm market. Now that I’ve let out this well-kept secret, maybe it won’t be so enjoyable! But Santa is picture perfect, you can take pictures at your own pace, and buy some locally grown produce at the same time!

I know there other things I want us to try. The light display at Lewis Ginter gardens. The living nativity at the zoo. But what else?

RVA families, what are your favorite Christmas and holiday family traditions? What should be on our RVA holiday bucket list? Because while we do have some fabulous annual family Christmas and holiday traditions, I’m always open to a picking up a new one.

Need some ideas? Click here for a great list of things to do in Richmond during the holidays.

Fire, Flour & Fork

RichmondMom Calendar — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:41:08 +0000

Fire, Flour & Fork is a four-day culinary gathering in downtown Richmond. Get inspired by the Richmond dining community and their visiting friends from across the country. They’ll share heirloom dishes, kitchen secrets and stories that link the past to the present. It will be an entertaining, unscripted urban potluck of events that you won’t want to miss!

*Check website for specific times.

Richmond Parade of Homes

RichmondMom Calendar — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 13:27:23 +0000

Whether you’re considering purchasing or building a new home, you’ll find what you need at the 63rd annual Parade of Homes. Tour 70 new homes located throughout the Greater Richmond area including Counties ofHenrico, Hanover, King William, New Kent, Chesterfield, Powhatan, and theCity of Richmond. This is your best opportunity to see every type of new home imaginable, showcasing the latest in designs, construction techniques and materials, at prices ranging from the $190’s to $1,450,000. Plus, you can take advantage of touring the remodeled home to see how you can modernize your existing home.

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Richmond This Week: April 6 – 12, 2015

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“CURIOSITIES OF THE CONFEDERATE CAPITAL: UNTOLD RICHMOND STORIES”

Richmond This Week: March 30 – April 5, 2015

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Monday, March 30th 2015

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Thursday, April 2nd 2015

Friday, April 3rd 2015

Saturday, April 4th 2015

Sunday, April 5th 2015

Civil War Sampler Bus Tour

LIFE IN RICHMOND DURING THE CIVIL WAR

Visit 10 Historic Houses for FREE with This Passport

Richmond Jewish Food Festival

What Should Be on Our RVA Holiday Bucket List?

Fire, Flour & Fork

Richmond Parade of Homes